About
Meet the people painting your home.
Truecoat Painting is a fictional Palo Alto painting business in this showcase. This space is reserved for the owner’s introduction, team details and verified experience.
Palo AltoLocal service, sample business
3-yearWritten warranty
PendingVerified ratings (sample)
The crew
Five people and a van.
- Owen CastilloOwner, lead painter. Started on Eichlers in 2008, licensed in 2012. Walks every estimate.
- Mei LinColor consultant. Interior design background; keeps the drawdown library and writes every color schedule.
- Tomás HerreraExterior lead. Lead-safe certified, runs the wash-and-prep days and the spray rig.
- Sam OkoyeCabinet and trim specialist. Runs the shop booth; the reason the doors come back looking factory-made.
- Ana PetrovaPainter. Cut-in by brush, no tape. The Barron Park teal wall is hers.
- You, on day twoYou sign off the test wall. If it is wrong, we repaint it in the next candidate.
License, insurance, warranty
The paperwork.
- C-33 painting license Lic #1047316 (sample), bonded, certificate on request
- General liability covered, with workers’ compensation for every painter
- Lead-safe certified for pre-1978 homes, which in Palo Alto is most of them
- Written coverage terms workmanship warranty, in writing, with the color schedule attached
- Products Benjamin Moore Aura and Regal, Sherwin-Williams Emerald, low- and zero-VOC lines
How we price
No number on the day.
Walk-throughDay 0
Every surface measured, every crack and soft board noted.
Written scopeAfter the site visit
Rooms, surfaces, prep, coats, days on site, in writing.
Color consultBefore the job
Separate from the price, so you never pay for a color you have not seen on the wall.
Change only if you change the scopeDuring
Add a room and the scope changes. Otherwise the number is the number.